staphylococcal

adjective

staph·y·lo·coc·cal | \ ˌsta-f(ə-)lō-ˈkä-kəl

variants: or less commonly staphylococcic \ ˌsta-f(ə-)lō-ˈkä-kik

, -ˈkäk-sik \

Definition of staphylococcal

: of, relating to, caused by, or being a staphylococcus

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Pinnacle Foods' ready-to-eat dried, sliced beef by Armour Star may have been tainted by staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin. — Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, "Pinnacle Foods chipped beef recalled nationwide by USDA for possible toxin contamination," 30 Apr. 2018 According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pork page, eating uncooked or undercooked pork can lead to problems from trichinosis, E. coli, salmonella, listeria, yersiniosis and staphylococcal food poisoning. — David J. Neal, miamiherald, "What the label doesn’t say gets 984 pounds of pork pulled from the shelves," 22 June 2017

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staphylococcal

adjective

staph·y·lo·coc·cal | \ ˌstaf-(ə-)lō-ˈkäk-əl

variants: also staphylococcic \ -ˈkäk-(s)ik

: of, relating to, caused by, or being a staphylococcus staphylococcal infection a staphylococcal organism